D.O.A retical ?

[crazydave]

I was at wholesale sports the other day (have gift certificates to spend) and was looking at scopes, I asked about the D.O.A retical bushnell elite scope and the guy at the counter told me they worked just great.

So i asked if each one was calibrated to a certain cartridge rifle, (ie .308, 300win mag) he told me no.

There is no way these scopes can work as advertised then i told him because a 300 win mag has a lot flatter trajectory then a .308 win. The sales associate tried to talk me into the scope anyway.

So question is do these reticals work well within reason as i know they cannot be that accurate.

 

[THX-1138]

You have to sight them, just like any other scope. Once you have it sighted, it should be plenty accurate for whatever range you sighted it in at.

 

[crazydave]

You have to sight them, just like any other scope. Once you have it sighted, it should be plenty accurate for whatever range you sighted it in at.

I know that it would be accurate at the range sight for, but the retical has elevation adjustments marked on it, these adjustment marks are where the question comes into play as all cartidges have different trajectories.

Seems to me the retical isn't worth having as the adjustment marks (holdover) marks could not be very accurate.

 

[Farmboy]

Just sight in as normal.

Then go to 200yds and note impact, repeat for 300yds, 400yds etc.

You're right that the .223, . 308 and 300WM won't use the same hash marks, but that is why you have to sight in and make notes.